Name the newest member to the server family!!!

Author	Message
kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1043746 - Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 21:38:37 UTC SSS suzie............... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1043746 ·

Doug vE Send message Joined: 4 Sep 04 Posts: 47 Credit: 12,262,253 RAC: 0	Message 1043750 - Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 21:48:57 UTC I would like to throw out the name ALF, from the old TV show. I hope this does not offend the kittens, he was always trying to catch the family cat but never caught him. (If I remember cats were a delicusy on his home planet). Anyway isn't that what we are looking/listening for Alien Life Form(s). Seti@Home Classic Work Units 413 Seti@Home Classic CPU time 3,869 hours Doug ID: 1043750 ·

TheFreshPrince a.k.a. BlueTooth76 Send message Joined: 4 Jun 99 Posts: 210 Credit: 10,315,944 RAC: 0	Message 1043767 - Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 22:15:34 UTC - in response to Message 1043750. I would like to throw out the name ALF, from the old TV show. I hope this does not offend the kittens, he was always trying to catch the family cat but never caught him. (If I remember cats were a delicusy on his home planet). Anyway isn't that what we are looking/listening for Alien Life Form(s). He's already named ;) (Gordon Shumway) Rig name: "x6Crunchy" OS: Win 7 x64 MB: Asus M4N98TD EVO CPU: AMD X6 1055T 2.8(1,2v) GPU: 2x Asus GTX560ti Member of: Dutch Power Cows ID: 1043767 ·

Lionel Send message Joined: 25 Mar 00 Posts: 680 Credit: 563,640,304 RAC: 597	Message 1043784 - Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 22:46:20 UTC - in response to Message 1043767. how about Magpie ID: 1043784 ·

Lionel Send message Joined: 25 Mar 00 Posts: 680 Credit: 563,640,304 RAC: 597	Message 1043790 - Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 22:55:11 UTC - in response to Message 1043784. or Kimchi ID: 1043790 ·

J. Mileski Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 02 Posts: 632 Credit: 172,116,532 RAC: 572	Message 1043797 - Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 23:35:22 UTC I named 2 of my computers Selmak and Anise. Can you guess where I got those names? ID: 1043797 ·

soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0	Message 1043803 - Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 0:09:50 UTC If we are considering a strong female name.. What about T'Pol Janice ID: 1043803 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65563 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1043813 - Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 1:22:20 UTC Last modified: 23 Oct 2010, 2:06:44 UTC Well if Seti wants SciFi female names, Here's some that should ring a bell or two: 1. B'tor(Infamous Female Klingon Character on Star Trek) 2. Lursa(Infamous Female Klingon Character on Star Trek) 3. Majel(Roddenberry) 4. Nichelle(Nichols) The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1043813 ·

JLConawayII Send message Joined: 2 Apr 02 Posts: 188 Credit: 2,840,460 RAC: 0	Message 1043823 - Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 2:03:40 UTC Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future ID: 1043823 ·

ScarabDrowner Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Sep 03 Posts: 90 Credit: 456,378 RAC: 0	Message 1043826 - Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 2:15:10 UTC Last modified: 23 Oct 2010, 2:17:54 UTC J. Mileski: Anise was HOT... not quite a feature we want in a server occupying a broom closet with finicky AC. edit: OH AND HAPPY CAPS LOCK DAY! ^_^ ID: 1043826 ·

rebest Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Apr 00 Posts: 1296 Credit: 45,357,093 RAC: 0	Message 1043833 - Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 2:41:17 UTC <sigh> What a bunch of yung'uns. You make me feel so old. The new server will be big, powerful, designed to operate without human intervention, and kick a$$. GORT Join the PACK! ID: 1043833 ·

soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0	Message 1043840 - Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 3:02:06 UTC I could re suggest "Planters" because this too is from a bunch of nuts. Janice ID: 1043840 ·

DJStarfox Send message Joined: 23 May 01 Posts: 1066 Credit: 1,226,053 RAC: 2	Message 1043841 - Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 3:02:51 UTC I vote for Ellie--lead character in Contact because it's some weird cosmic destiny that enough money was raised for this server. :) ID: 1043841 ·

James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54	Message 1043864 - Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 4:49:11 UTC This is said with tongue firmly in cheek, BCB - Broom Closet Beast. [/quote] Old James ID: 1043864 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1043886 - Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 7:18:45 UTC Avatar "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1043886 ·

alan Send message Joined: 18 Feb 00 Posts: 131 Credit: 401,606 RAC: 0	Message 1043922 - Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 10:27:55 UTC - in response to Message 1043833. rebest wrote The new server will be big, powerful, designed to operate without human intervention, and kick a$$. GORT I always viewed Gort as a threat, the power to destroy the world, barely contained. Klaatu would be the best character from that movie to suggest as a server name, I think.... ID: 1043922 ·

skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60	Message 1043957 - Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 14:01:02 UTC - in response to Message 1043922. actually GORT was protection and nothing more. It was mankind that was dangerous. THus the morality play in the movie. In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope ID: 1043957 ·

BilBg Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0	Message 1044170 - Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 0:31:01 UTC Last modified: 24 Oct 2010, 0:42:45 UTC I propose/vote for: Neo (the server is New and maybe "The Chosen One" ;) ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_(The_Matrix) Clarke (not Arthur - reminds me of King Arthur and some animation characters (e.g. Arthur Pendragon (Shrek))) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke Albert http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein and of course ALF :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALF_(TV_series) Â - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :) Â ID: 1044170 ·

Robert Ribbeck Send message Joined: 7 Jun 02 Posts: 644 Credit: 5,283,174 RAC: 0	Message 1044172 - Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 0:42:29 UTC - in response to Message 1043922. Last modified: 24 Oct 2010, 0:43:25 UTC rebest wrote The new server will be big, powerful, designed to operate without human intervention, and kick a$$. GORT I always viewed Gort as a threat, the power to destroy the world, barely contained. Klaatu would be the best character from that movie to suggest as a server name, I think.... better watch the movie again "Klaatu" was the beginning of GORT's command sequence to abort distruction I vote for GORT ID: 1044172 ·

Richard Beckwell Send message Joined: 1 Sep 99 Posts: 3 Credit: 4,179,202 RAC: 0	Message 1044173 - Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 0:46:35 UTC - in response to Message 1044172. Klaatu was Michael Rennie's character's name. Perhaps you should review the movie again. He was the voice of reason and concern. I vote Klaatu. ID: 1044173 ·

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